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contribution of the agriculture sector to the country's economic growth and diversification, employment creation, poverty reduction …, however, requires an integrated set of multi-sectoral policies. Synergistic public and private investments in agriculture …, water, and land can lead to increased production and productivity by transitioning from low returns from agriculture to high …
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of the People's Republic of China (DRC) and the World Bank. Building on the track record of research collaboration … gap highlighted in the World Bank 2013 China Country Water Resources Assistance Strategy by proposing legal, technical … examining key water management issues in the context of China's rapid development, the study also aims to provide lessons …
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the joint identification of key priority reforms by the World Bank and China that were bought together and published in an … accompanying Synthesis Report. Topics included: (1) overview of water governance in China; (2) evaluation of China's water security … status and issues; (3) advancing water quality markets in China; (4) macro-economic impacts of water scarcity and redlines in …
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Agriculture plays a vital role in the economy of Georgia despite the relatively small size of the sector. Agriculture … is the country's largest employer and makes a significant contribution to exports even though agriculture contributes a … requires the rehabilitation of irrigation and drainage systems and the establishment of institutional organizations that makes …
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Ratings for the Integrated Irrigation Improvement and Management Project are as follows: Outcome was moderately … moderately satisfactory. Ratings for the Farm-Level Irrigation Modernization Project are as follows: Outcome was moderately … following lessons: (i) In irrigation systems, such as the Nile Delta's, that are organized along a hierarchical canal network …
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The overview over the next pages summarizes key themes and findings from on-going technical assistance provided to the Kenyan water sector by the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) of the World Bank’s Water Global Practice. Kenya’s new Constitution (Constitution of Kenya 2010) came into...
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This note provides guidance for cities in developing countries for managing the urban water cycle in a sustainable manner by using an Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) approach. After a brief introduction to the concept of IUWM, this note profiles the different IUWM approaches applied in...
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Important challenges such as population growth, urbanization, economic expansion and climate changeare looming over urban water security in Morocco. While urban water demand is expected to rise by 60 percent to 100 percent in most large cities by 2050, climate projections suggest reduced...
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Addressing water-challenges is central to building climate resilience. In Africa, all major waters are transboundary making cooperation on international waters critically important to building climate resilience. Regional-national coordination is needed if the full range of options for building...
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institutional capacity to implement integrated water resources management (IWRM) solutions. Irrigation scheme rehabilitation has …
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